Embedded Pragmatic Trials in Dementia Care: Realizing the Vision of the NIA IMPACT Collaboratory.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify factors that influence the breast cancer treatment decisions of women aged 80 and older. DESIGN:Medical record review. SETTING:One academic primary care clinic and two community health centers in Boston. PARTICIPANTS:Sixty-five women aged 80 and older diagnosed with breast cancer between 1994 ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Schonberg MA,Silliman RA,McCarthy EP,Marcantonio ER

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess clinical outcomes and identify risk factors for mortality in older adults with Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (SAB). DESIGN:Retrospective review. SETTING:University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor. PARTICIPANTS:All patients aged 80 and older with SAB between January 2004 and Ju...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Big C,Malani PN

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Widowed residents of two nursing homes who were oriented to person, time, and place were interviewed to determine the extent to which they had hallucinatory experiences of their deceased spouse. Fifty-two interviews were completed with 46 widows and six widowers. Results are reported for the widows. Twenty-eight (61%)...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Olson PR,Suddeth JA,Peterson PJ,Egelhoff C

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to report on the prevalence, incidence and prognosis of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) on the electrocardiogram (ECG) in a cohort of ambulatory older men and women. DESIGN:A prospective, longitudinal study of 10 years duration with ECGs obtained at baseline and on an annua...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kahn S,Frishman WH,Weissman S,Ooi WL,Aronson M

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether patient age is associated with differences in flexible bronchoscopy technique and tolerance. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:University hospital system. PARTICIPANTS:One thousand three hundred fifty-eight adults, including 219 (16.1%) aged 70 and older, undergoing bronchoscop...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Hehn BT,Haponik E,Rubin HR,Lechtzin N,Diette GB

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial achalasia most often has been recorded in siblings, and only rarely (twice previously) in a parent and offspring. This report concerns a third case of achalasia in a parent and offspring (mother and son). Clinical and radiographic features of the esophageal achalasia are presented. The possibility that geneti...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Chawla K,Chawla SK,Alexander LL

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterize rehabilitation services use of older adults according to fall-risk classification based on screening guidelines. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis of 2015 National Health and Aging Trends Study. SETTING:Study participants' homes. PARTICIPANTS:National sample of 7,440 community-dwelling Medic...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Gell NM,Patel KV

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) in centenarians. DESIGN:Cross-sectional, population-based. SETTING:Forty-four counties in northern Georgia. PARTICIPANTS:Two hundred forty-four centenarians (aged 98-108, 15.8% male, 20.5% African American, 38.0% community dwelling) from the Georgia Cen...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Davey A,Lele U,Elias MF,Dore GA,Siegler IC,Johnson MA,Hausman DB,Tenover JL,Poon LW,Georgia Centenarian Study.

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To understand the natural history of frailty after an aggressive surgical intervention, kidney transplantation (KT). DESIGN:Prospective cohort study (December 2008-March 2014). SETTING:Baltimore, Maryland. PARTICIPANTS:Kidney transplantation recipients (N = 349). MEASUREMENTS:The Fried frailty score was ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： McAdams-DeMarco MA,Isaacs K,Darko L,Salter ML,Gupta N,King EA,Walston J,Segev DL

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Falls are a serious, persistent problem in hospitals. Ensuring that all hospital staff have adequate knowledge of how to prevent falls is the first step in prevention. We identified validated fall prevention knowledge tests (FPKTs) and planned to conduct a systematic literature review. When the review identified a lac...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Dykes PC,Bogaisky M,Carter EJ,Duckworth M,Hurley AC,Jackson EM,Khasnabish S,Lindros ME,Lipsitz SR,Scanlan M,Yu SP,Bates DW,Adelman JS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether classic muscle function tests and jumping mechanography (JM) are related to tongue strength. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Community. PARTICIPANTS:Ninety-seven community-dwelling individuals aged 70 and older (49 female, 48 male, mean age 80.7, range 70-95) with and without identifi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Buehring B,Hind J,Fidler E,Krueger D,Binkley N,Robbins J

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess how individual socioeconomic status and neighborhood deprivation affect frailty. DESIGN:Nationally representative population-based study, the English Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSA), analyzed cross-sectionally. PARTICIPANTS:Four thousand eight hundred eighteen individuals aged 65 and older. M...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Lang IA,Hubbard RE,Andrew MK,Llewellyn DJ,Melzer D,Rockwood K

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether there is racial variation in hospice enrollees in rates of hospitalization and hospice disenrollment and, if so, whether systematic differences in hospice provider patterns explain the variation. DESIGN:Longitudinal cohort study. SETTING:Hospice. PARTICIPANTS:Medicare beneficiaries (N...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Rizzuto J,Aldridge MD

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine how physical activity at various ages over the life course is associated with cognitive impairment in late life. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Four U.S. sites. PARTICIPANTS:Nine thousand three hundred forty-four women aged 65 and older (mean 71.6) who self-reported teenage, age 30, age...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Middleton LE,Barnes DE,Lui LY,Yaffe K

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the relationship between prealbumin, nutrient intake, and indicators of inflammation for recuperative and rehabilitative care patients. DESIGN:Prospective cohort. SETTING:Recuperative Care Unit within a Veterans Administration Nursing Home Care Unit. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred eleven men (100 w...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Dennis RA,Johnson LE,Roberson PK,Heif M,Bopp MM,Cook J,Sullivan DH

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of Silver's Cerebral Function Test in predicting the management and placement of patients admitted to a psychogeriatric hospital. Overall, 205 consecutively admitted patients and 54 age-matched controls living in the community were examined, thereby greatly extendin...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Ross N,de L Horne DJ

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the value of dual tasking in predicting falling in the general population of oldest old with that of easy-to-administer single tasks. DESIGN:Prospective population-based follow-up study. SETTING:Municipality of Leiden, the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS:Representative cohort of 380 individuals, all ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Bootsma-van der Wiel A,Gussekloo J,de Craen AJ,van Exel E,Bloem BR,Westendorp RG

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate whether age, sex, depression, dementia disorder, nutritional status, or level of functional balance capacity influences the effect of a high-intensity functional weight-bearing exercise program on functional balance. DESIGN:Preplanned subgroup analyses of a randomized controlled trial. SETTING:...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Littbrand H,Carlsson M,Lundin-Olsson L,Lindelöf N,Håglin L,Gustafson Y,Rosendahl E

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effectiveness of exercise and amino acid supplementation in enhancing muscle mass and strength in community-dwelling elderly sarcopenic women. DESIGN:Randomized controlled trial. SETTING:Urban community in Tokyo, Japan. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred fifty-five women aged 75 and older were defin...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Kim HK,Suzuki T,Saito K,Yoshida H,Kobayashi H,Kato H,Katayama M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mini-Mental State Examination and the WAIS-R were administered to 105 patients in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. MMSE scores correlated 0.83 with full scale IQ, which indicates that the MMSE may be a reasonable alternative measure of overall intellectual functioning in Alzheimer patients, for whom more e...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Farber JF,Schmitt FA,Logue PE

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is accumulating evidence that interactions between beta-amyloid and copper, iron, and zinc are associated with the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). A significant dyshomeostasis of copper, iron, and zinc has been detected, and the mismanagement of these metals induces beta-amyloid precipitation and ne...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Finefrock AE,Bush AI,Doraiswamy PM

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug prescribing for ambulatory patients greater than or equal to 85 years of age was studied using data from the 1980 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) on office visits to physicians. NAMCS is a survey by the US National Center for Health Statistics, which collected information on office visits and extr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Knapp DA,Knapp DA,Wiser TH,Michocki RJ,Nuessle SJ,Knapp WK

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether urinary incontinence (UI) is an independent predictor of death, nursing home admission, decline in activities of daily living (ADLs), or decline in instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). DESIGN:A population-based prospective cohort study from 1993 to 1995. SETTING:Community-d...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Holroyd-Leduc JM,Mehta KM,Covinsky KE

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if aging modifies the clinical presentation of hyperthyroidism and the signs of thyrotoxicosis in older people. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:A French university hospital. SUBJECTS:Eighty-four new patients with overt hyperthyroidism confirmed chemically between January 1992 and Jan...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Trivalle C,Doucet J,Chassagne P,Landrin I,Kadri N,Menard JF,Bercoff E

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An operational definition of frailty is important for clinical care, research, and policy planning. The literature on the clinical definitions, screening tools, and severity measures of frailty were systematically reviewed as part of the Canadian Initiative on Frailty and Aging. Searches of MEDLINE from 1997 to 2009 w...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Sternberg SA,Wershof Schwartz A,Karunananthan S,Bergman H,Mark Clarfield A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A trial by any means that can possibly prevent or retard the development of arteriosclerosis is to be recommended. Arteriosclerosis is the chief cause of strokes and heart attacks. The heavy evening meal now in vogue is characteristically rich in animal fats. Normal digestion is at its peak at about the seventh hour, ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Roen PB

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate changes in acute health services use of Senior PharmAssist participants. DESIGN:Retrospective analysis. SETTING:Community-based, nonprofit program in Durham County, North Carolina. PARTICIPANTS:Adults aged 60 and older with income of 200% of the federal poverty level or less who enrolled in th...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Herity LB,Upchurch G,Schenck AP

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders on physicians' decisions to provide life-prolonging treatments other than cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for patients near the end of life was explored using a cross-sectional mailed survey. Each survey presented three patient scenarios followed by 10 treatment decisi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Beach MC,Morrison RS

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The specific goals of the study were to compare three health status measures among older adults for their correlations with similar scales and to examine whether extreme (positive) health states might lead to measurement problems. We also report on practical administration and response problems among older a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Andresen EM,Patrick DL,Carter WB,Malmgren JA

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Described is the development of a self-rating geriatric behavioral scale modeled after the Sandoz Clinical Assessment-Geriatric (SCAG). This new Self-Assessment Scale-Geriatric (SASG) provides a valid and reliable measure of behavioral pathologic changes for the selective screening of elderly patients who manifest mil...

journal_title：Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

authors： Yesavage JA,Adey M,Werner PD

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00